Cash Benefits and Reproductive/Perinatal Health

Cash Benefits and Reproductive/Perinatal Health

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts held a lottery to allocate cash benefits to its residents for ten months. Using data from the Chelsea Eats program, the investigators propose to study the impact of the cash benefit on reproductive and perinatal health.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident of Chelsea, Massachusetts
• Household income at or below 30% of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Area Median Income
• Childbearing age

Exclusion Criteria:

• See inclusion criteria